Private Time

Sunday I tried to explain to him that potty is private time.  At our church, the small childrens potty opens on either side of 2 rooms.  We were going potty when he decided to open the other door while he was standing with his pants down.  We had to go through "Its ok for Mama to see Alan when he's going potty or taking a bath, and it's ok for teachers at daycares to see Alan when he goes potty, but it's not ok for other kids or other adults to see Alan naked".  Pretty sure he didn't understand.

At the YMCA, Alan has to go through the girls locker room with me.  He is not allowed in the women's.  But lots of times  there are little girls in various stages of getting dressed.  I feel uncomfortable with him seeing this, and we usually go in the big bathroom to get dressed (I am a private dresser myself).  I'm sure I won't allow him in the boys locker room until he is 7  or so.

Wonderful words

Today he said "I love you" and gave me kisses.  That was so sweet.  Things like that feel like such a blessing to me.  "I am a big boy".  "Mama is a big boy".  Grandmommy is a big girl".  "I am Mama's Angel".  Awwww.  Stuff like that is sweet...

But then there's "Mama has a big butt".  "Mama, what's a butt?" 

Going is both smooth and bumpy

He pees if I suggest it.  That's great, and now the potty is on the toilet (so I don't have to clean the little potty bowl all the time).  Poop in the undies is uncomfortable for him, that's great, but it still happens for now. I have to put him in swim diapers for lessons--its kind of embarrassing.  None of the other kids are.

When my cousins were here he was very excited to see them.  I believe they had a beneficial effect on  him--both were around his age and in undies.  He wanted to use the potty too after that.  Yeah!!!  But it was embarrassing--we went to the Science Museum and he pooped, and I had to change him.  Stuff like that didn't happen to his cousins.  Oh well.  Pee in the potty is good.

It only took ME a WEEK!

Don't you have to just grin and bear it sometimes?

Breakthrough

We have had a breakthrough.  Five times in a row he has gone independently to the potty.  The first 3 I suggested he go and he wanted to go by himself, and the last 2 he told me he had to go and he went!   Ah, life smells sweet when there is no pee on the floor to clean up! 

Poop not included.  He told me he wanted to poop in the potty now, but...I'm grateful that today he was wearing a pull-up from nap.  I'm hoping that he stays dry tonight--my pull-up stash is low.

Humor

As I was looking through my old parenting magazines--you know, the ones that I haven't had time to read, and are now bathroom reading material--I found a few gems and had to put them in here.

"It's funny that no matter what your status is at work or in the outside world, when you come home, you are still the person who cleans up your kid's poops."

And this is a good one for the modern mom:

"My 3 year old daughter was playing tea party one afternoon, and her nana asked if there was pretend hot chocolate in her teapot.  She answered, "No, its a grande, nonfat chai".  Personally I don't know what that is, but I don't drink coffee either.

I read another story on playdate nightmares and the wild child from hell, alias other parents that have different parenting structures. (I've not experienced playdates yet). For instance, the other mom that keeps the tv on all the time, or lets the kids jump on the furniture, or surf unsupervised.  Rides bikes without a helmet.  Lets the kids pull heads off barbies and throw them across the room.  Has an unlocked gate to the pool (the kids won't go through it).  Is this what I have to look forward too?

On the Phone

Still have a horrendous bruise on my hiney--it was hurting all night every time I turned over.